Demographic Change, Urbanization, and the Costs of Public Services in Municipalities

Tasks

Demographic change in Germany will affect the society and the public sector in many ways. This project for the KfW group examined the relationship of demographic change, urbanization, and the costs of public service provision. The ifo Dresden Branch investigated whether increases and decreases in population size affect public expenditures asymmetrically.

Publications (in German)

Frei, Xenia, Joachim Ragnitz and Felix Rösel, Kosten kommunaler Leistungserstellung unter dem Einfluss von demografischem Wandel und Urbanisierung, ifo Dresden Studien 80, ifo Institut, 2018 | PDF Download

Frei, Xenia and Felix Rösel, "Bürger gehen, Ausgaben bleiben: Schrumpfende Städte leiden doppelt", ifo Dresden berichtet 25 (02), 2018, 03–06 | PDF Download